{"id":5638,"date":"2026-10-04T02:03:59","date_gmt":"2026-10-04T02:03:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.relyirgrass.com\/what-is-synthetic-turf-for-playgrounds\/"},"modified":"2026-10-30T15:11:49","modified_gmt":"2026-10-30T15:11:49","slug":"what-is-synthetic-turf-for-playgrounds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.relyirgrass.com\/de\/what-is-synthetic-turf-for-playgrounds\/","title":{"rendered":"Kunstrasen f\u00fcr Spielpl\u00e4tze: Vorteile und Eigenschaften"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>\nh2 { font-size: 1.6em; line-height: 1.3; margin: 40px 0 18px; }\nh3 { font-size: 1.2em; line-height: 1.35; margin: 26px 0 12px; }\np { line-height: 1.8; margin-bottom: 28px; }\ntable { display: table !important; width: 100% !important; border-collapse: collapse; margin-bottom: 28px; }\nth { text-align: left; padding: 12px 14px; background: #1a5c2e; color: #ffffff; font-weight: 600; }\ntd { padding: 12px 14px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e5e5e5; vertical-align: top; }\nfigcaption { text-align: center; font-style: italic; }\n.callout-note { border-left: 4px solid #1a5c2e; background: #f3f7f2; padding: 18px 22px; margin: 28px 0; border-radius: 4px; }\n.callout-warning { border-left: 4px solid #b8860b; background: #fdf7e8; padding: 18px 22px; margin: 28px 0; border-radius: 4px; }\n<\/style>\n<p>Ask five suppliers what synthetic turf for playgrounds means, and you may get five different products. The phrase covers everything from decorative landscape rolls with no protective function to engineered systems matched to the fall heights of the equipment above them. The difference rarely shows in a photo. It shows when a purchaser asks what the pad under the grass is rated for.<\/p>\n<p>We sit on the manufacturer&#8217;s side of that conversation. A turf roll is what our line makes. What turns the roll into a playground surface is the system assembled around it: the backing that drains, the shock pad that attenuates impact, and the base that carries both. This page defines that system layer by layer, so a specification conversation starts from anatomy rather than from a swatch.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"what-is-synthetic-turf-for-playgrounds\">What Is Synthetic Turf for Playgrounds?<\/h2>\n<p>Synthetic turf for playgrounds is an engineered surfacing system installed within the use zone of play equipment, not a single green carpet. The system combines a tufted turf layer, a drainage-capable backing, an impact-attenuating shock pad, and a compacted base, and it is specified as one assembly. ASTM F2223, the Standard Guide for ASTM Standards on Playground Surfacing, frames its coverage as the surfaces under and around playground equipment. That is exactly the scope this definition follows.<\/p>\n<p>The safety case for treating surfacing as a system comes from injury data. Per the U.S. CPSC Public Playground Safety Handbook, an estimated more than 200,000 emergency-room-treated injuries occur on public playgrounds each year. Falls are the most common hazard pattern, at 44 percent of injuries in the agency&#8217;s study of 2,691 incidents reported from 2001 through 2008. The same handbook advises against building playgrounds over concrete, asphalt, or paving, and it grades surfacing options by how effectively the material absorbs energy.<\/p>\n<p>A purchaser who specifies this system is really specifying five performance properties at once: impact attenuation, wear resistance, drainage, accessibility, and cleanability. Each property lives in a different layer, which is why the anatomy matters more here than in landscape work.<\/p>\n<div class=\"callout-note\">\n<p><strong>The safety framing used throughout this article:<\/strong> compliance with a surfacing standard lowers risk; it never removes it. ASTM F2223 states in its own scope that conformance with the standards it describes does not imply an injury cannot be incurred. The CPSC handbook likewise notes that some moderate injuries may occur no matter what surfacing is used. Every benefit claim below stays inside that boundary.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 id=\"the-anatomy-of-a-playground-turf-system\">The Anatomy of a Playground Turf System<\/h2>\n<figure>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.relyirgrass.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/artificial-grass-deck-drainage-pad-roll-grooved-timber-subfloor.jpg\" data-img-slot=\"2\" width=\"1120\" height=\"680\" alt=\"A roll of embossed green shock pad underlayment during installation\" class=\"wp-image-2274\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.relyirgrass.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/artificial-grass-deck-drainage-pad-roll-grooved-timber-subfloor.jpg 1120w, https:\/\/www.relyirgrass.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/artificial-grass-deck-drainage-pad-roll-grooved-timber-subfloor-300x182.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.relyirgrass.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/artificial-grass-deck-drainage-pad-roll-grooved-timber-subfloor-1024x622.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.relyirgrass.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/artificial-grass-deck-drainage-pad-roll-grooved-timber-subfloor-768x466.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.relyirgrass.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/artificial-grass-deck-drainage-pad-roll-grooved-timber-subfloor-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1120px) 100vw, 1120px\" \/><figcaption>The layer that matters most for falls is the one you cannot see: the shock pad under the turf.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Four layers sit under a playground, and each exists for a reason the layer above it creates. The yarn takes the traffic. The backing holds fibre and moves water. The shock pad manages impact. The base carries everything and finishes the drainage path.<\/p>\n<h3>Yarn Layer: Fibres That Take the Traffic<\/h3>\n<p>Our playground models pair polyethylene monofilament with polypropylene thatch, a combination that is non-toxic and non-allergenic and needs no herbicides, pesticides, or fertilizer. Blade shapes such as C, S, and V change how the surface recovers after traffic. In wear bands, where children crawl, pivot, and slide, a dense short pile resists abrasion and fibre pull-out far better than a long landscape blade. Our range runs from 5 mm high-wear surfaces to 50 mm open-play lawns, and the pile gets shorter and denser as the traffic gets harder.<\/p>\n<h3>Backing and Drainage<\/h3>\n<p>The backing locks the yarn in place and decides how fast water leaves the surface. Options run through plain PP, PP with a non-woven layer, and PP with grid cloth, with PU coating available where the project calls for it. On our production line, a dedicated perforating step opens drainage holes through the coated backing, so water passes through the carpet instead of pooling on it. That is the first half of a rain-fast profile; the base completes it.<\/p>\n<h3>Shock Pad and Base: Where Impact Attenuation Lives<\/h3>\n<p>Beneath the turf sits a foam shock pad, and its thickness is matched to the critical fall height of the equipment above, with taller structures calling for thicker pads. The pad is the layer that actually attenuates impact. The base beneath it adds stability and continues the drainage path downward. Get these two layers right, and the turf above can stay thin and fast-draining. We cover <a href=\"https:\/\/www.relyirgrass.com\/playground-artificial-grass-safety\/\">the full safety-system walkthrough<\/a> in our dedicated playground artificial grass safety guide.<\/p>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Layer<\/th>\n<th>What It Contributes<\/th>\n<th>What the Buyer Can Spec<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Yarn layer<\/td>\n<td>Takes the daily traffic; blade shape and density decide resistance to flattening and abrasion<\/td>\n<td>Fibre type, blade shape, pile height, density, colour<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Backing and drainage<\/td>\n<td>Locks fibre in place and carries the perforations that move water out of the zone<\/td>\n<td>Backing composition, coating type, perforation pattern<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Shock pad<\/td>\n<td>Attenuates impact against the critical fall height of the equipment<\/td>\n<td>Pad thickness, matched to the equipment fall-height list<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Base<\/td>\n<td>Carries loads, keeps the surface stable, and completes the drainage path<\/td>\n<td>Aggregate type, depth, compaction, finished grading<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2 id=\"how-playground-turf-differs-from-landscape-grass\">How Playground Turf Differs from Landscape Grass<\/h2>\n<p>The platform is shared, which is exactly why the phrase synthetic turf for playgrounds gets misused. Landscape rolls and playground systems can look like the same product at a distance, because both start as tufted polyethylene carpet on a coated backing. The difference lives in the parameters, and every parameter moves toward durability and protection.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.relyirgrass.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/playground-turf-surfacing-pros-cons-slot1-carousel-turf.webp\" data-img-slot=\"1\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" alt=\"A colorful playground carousel standing on bright artificial turf\" class=\"wp-image-5090\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.relyirgrass.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/playground-turf-surfacing-pros-cons-slot1-carousel-turf.webp 1200w, https:\/\/www.relyirgrass.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/playground-turf-surfacing-pros-cons-slot1-carousel-turf-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.relyirgrass.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/playground-turf-surfacing-pros-cons-slot1-carousel-turf-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.relyirgrass.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/playground-turf-surfacing-pros-cons-slot1-carousel-turf-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.relyirgrass.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/playground-turf-surfacing-pros-cons-slot1-carousel-turf-18x10.webp 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption>Playground turf is a system built around the equipment, not a landscape roll beside it.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Playground specifications drive the pile short and dense, because a long soft blade flattens under pivoting feet and abrades at the fibre neck. Face weight climbs in the wear zones. Drainage runs through a perforated backing into a permeable base, so the zone reopens after rain instead of closing for a drying day. Colors and markings are tufted in at the factory through multi-color yarn and CNC cutting. A hopscotch court or a themed zone lives in the carpet rather than in paint that wears away.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Pile construction:<\/strong> dense short blades for wear bands, where landscape rolls run longer and softer.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Face weight:<\/strong> higher yarn mass in traffic zones to resist thinning.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Shock-pad compatibility:<\/strong> built to pair with a fall-height-matched pad, the parameter decorative landscape rolls are not designed around.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Drainage profile:<\/strong> perforated backing over a permeable base for rain-fast reuse.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Integrated markings:<\/strong> colors and game zones tufted in at the factory rather than painted on later.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>None of this makes landscape product wrong; it makes it the wrong tool where fall heights and traffic come into play. If the next step is choosing between piles for a specific user group, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.relyirgrass.com\/best-artificial-grass-for-playgrounds-guide\/\">the selection guide that matches pile specs to age groups and traffic zones<\/a> handles it in detail.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"the-features-buyers-actually-spec-against\">The Features Buyers Actually Spec Against<\/h2>\n<p>Once the anatomy is clear, the feature list attached to synthetic turf for playgrounds stops being brochure language and becomes checklist language. Four features come up in nearly every school or municipal conversation.<\/p>\n<h3>Drainage That Keeps the Zone Usable<\/h3>\n<p>A zone that ponds is a zone that closes. Water leaves a turf system through the perforated backing, then through a permeable base, and that combination is what makes the surface rain-fast. The area is usable again shortly after a storm, with no mud tracked into classrooms and no puddles holding the space shut. When drainage is engineered to spec, rain cancellations largely disappear from the schedule.<\/p>\n<h3>Accessibility: F1951 and the Route Around Equipment<\/h3>\n<p>ASTM F1951 is the standard for determining the accessibility of surface systems under and around playground equipment. A system designed and validated to F1951 can support wheelchair and walker routes across the surface, which matters wherever an accessible route is required. Per the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.access-board.gov\/ada\/guides\/chapter-10-play-areas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">U.S. Access Board play areas guide on accessible routes<\/a>, that route must connect the required number and types of play components. Replacing an entire ground surface adds no new component requirement.<\/p>\n<h3>Hygiene and Cleaning<\/h3>\n<p>Loose-fill surfaces carry the hygiene load outdoors. Sand and mulch hold moisture, migrate indoors on shoes, and collect whatever lands in them. A bonded turf surface drains, dries, and can be washed, and the yarns on our playground line are non-toxic and non-allergenic with no herbicide, pesticide, or fertilizer program behind them. Cleaning becomes scheduled maintenance instead of contamination control.<\/p>\n<h3>All-Season Usability<\/h3>\n<p>Natural surfaces compact, turn to mud, and need recovery time. A turf zone with a correct drainage profile does neither, so the same square metres stay in the rotation through the year. That is a design outcome rather than an automatic one, which is why the base and the grading belong in the specification instead of in an installation afterthought.<\/p>\n<div class=\"callout-warning\">\n<p><strong>A design conversation, not an afterthought:<\/strong> synthetic surfaces run hotter in direct sun than shaded or natural ground. Siting, shade structures, and scheduling around the hottest hours belong in the design phase, alongside the safety layers. That keeps the zone comfortable in the seasons it will actually be used.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 id=\"matching-the-system-to-the-equipment\">Matching the System to the Equipment<\/h2>\n<p>Impact attenuation is not a property of turf alone; it is a property of the turf-and-pad combination set against the equipment above it. An elevated play structure and a ground-level play panel hand the surface completely different jobs, so the equipment list has to come first. This is the step where synthetic turf for playgrounds either matches the equipment or does not.<\/p>\n<p>The benchmark is ASTM F1292, which establishes minimum impact attenuation requirements for surfacing within the use zone of playground equipment. Its stated purpose is reducing the risk of severe head injury from falls, and severity is quantified through g-max and HIC measurements. The two test methods behind those figures are laid out in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.astm.org\/f1292-18.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the ASTM F1292 published scope for impact attenuation<\/a>. They are the critical fall height test and the installed surface performance test.<\/p>\n<p>Third-party validation exists for exactly this step. <a href=\"https:\/\/ipema.org\/certification-program\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">IPEMA&#8217;s product certification listing for playground surfacing<\/a> validates a manufacturer&#8217;s conformance to ASTM F1292 for participating products. It gives a purchaser an independent check that the surfacing shipped matches what was tested.<\/p>\n<div class=\"callout-note\">\n<p><strong>Sequence matters:<\/strong> get the equipment fall-height list first, then let pad thickness follow. Reversing the order, buying a surface before discovering what the structures demand, is how playground surfacing projects end up in rework.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Our role on a validation project is deliberately specific. We supply documented product specifications for the turf layer, and we cooperate with your testing laboratory while the turf-and-pad system goes through its validation route. That is how a specification sheet becomes a defensible acceptance record for a school district or a municipal bid.<\/p>\n<div class=\"cta-box\" style=\"background-color:#1a2b3c;border-radius:6px;padding:30px;margin:35px 0;\">\n<h3 style=\"color:#ffffff;margin-top:0;\">Specifying a Playground Turf System This Term?<\/h3>\n<p style=\"color:#ffffff;\">Get the system sheet, not just the roll: layer-by-layer specs, fall-height-driven pad guidance, and free samples you can put in front of your committee.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.relyirgrass.com\/artificial-grass-for-playground\/\" style=\"display:inline-block;background-color:#1a5c2e;color:#ffffff;padding:12px 24px;border-radius:4px;text-decoration:none;font-weight:600;\">Request Playground Turf Specs<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 id=\"what-the-system-changes-for-schools-and-parks\">What the System Changes for Schools and Parks<\/h2>\n<p>For a school district or a parks department, the system changes the shape of the maintenance budget rather than just its size. Natural and loose-fill surfaces carry a recurring load. Bare patches need reseeding, mulch or sand scatters and compacts, weeds pull a herbicide program back into the picture, and closures follow every serious rain. Synthetic turf for playgrounds designs those line items out when the layers are specified correctly. The surface stays in place, the drainage keeps it usable, and the crew&#8217;s work shifts from repair to routine care.<\/p>\n<p>The loose-fill comparison deserves its own paragraph, because it is the one operators feel weekly. Rubber mulch, wood chips, and sand migrate off the play area, compact under traffic, and need topping up year after year to hold their protective depth. That cost recurs whether or not the budget line survives review, and it arrives with the operational drag of raking, sweeping, and topping off between terms. A bonded turf system with a fall-height-matched pad holds its position and its attenuation profile, drains after rain, and asks only for periodic brushing to keep the pile upright. The difference is operational, and it compounds across every year of service.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.relyirgrass.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/artificial-grass-preschool-playground-lawn-rainbow-track.jpg\" data-img-slot=\"3\" width=\"1120\" height=\"680\" alt=\"School playground combining green artificial grass with multicolored surface zones\" class=\"wp-image-2163\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.relyirgrass.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/artificial-grass-preschool-playground-lawn-rainbow-track.jpg 1120w, https:\/\/www.relyirgrass.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/artificial-grass-preschool-playground-lawn-rainbow-track-300x182.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.relyirgrass.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/artificial-grass-preschool-playground-lawn-rainbow-track-1024x622.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.relyirgrass.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/artificial-grass-preschool-playground-lawn-rainbow-track-768x466.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.relyirgrass.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/artificial-grass-preschool-playground-lawn-rainbow-track-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1120px) 100vw, 1120px\" \/><figcaption>Zoned surfaces let schools match impact ratings to each piece of equipment.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Rain-fast reuse<\/strong>, when the perforated backing and permeable base are built to spec, so the zone reopens shortly after rain.<\/li>\n<li><strong>No chemical program<\/strong>, because the yarn needs no herbicides, pesticides, or fertilizer to stay playable.<\/li>\n<li><strong>No bald wear zones<\/strong>, when pile density and height are matched to the traffic the zone actually takes.<\/li>\n<li><strong>No annual loose-fill top-up<\/strong>, when bonded surfacing replaces mulch, chips, or sand entirely.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Long service life<\/strong>, with commercial-grade turf rated for up to 10&ndash;15 years and traffic and upkeep deciding where a given install lands in that band.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Budget conversations eventually reach the same question from the other direction: what the whole assembly costs, not just the roll. We break down <a href=\"https:\/\/www.relyirgrass.com\/playground-turf-cost-guide\/\">what the full system costs line by line<\/a> in a separate guide. There, the turf, the pad, and the base each carry their own figure before quotes are compared.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"the-vocabulary-on-a-playground-turf-quote\">The Vocabulary on a Playground Turf Quote<\/h2>\n<p>A quote for synthetic turf for playgrounds reads easily once six terms are in place. Each one maps to a layer or a test described above, and a supplier who volunteers them unprompted is usually a supplier with a defensible specification.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Critical fall height:<\/strong> the tallest fall the surface system is configured to attenuate; it drives pad thickness.<\/li>\n<li><strong>g-max and HIC:<\/strong> the two severity measures used in impact attenuation testing, reported as measured values rather than adjectives.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Face weight:<\/strong> yarn mass per unit area, and the first-order proxy for wear resistance.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Perforated backing:<\/strong> a backing with drainage holes opened during production, so water leaves through the carpet.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Shock pad:<\/strong> the impact-attenuating layer under the turf, matched to the equipment fall-height list.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Use zone:<\/strong> the ground area beneath and immediately adjacent to play equipment, as the U.S. Access Board defines it, where the surfacing system has to perform.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If a specification review ends with an installation question, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.relyirgrass.com\/install-artificial-grass-for-playgrounds\/\">the full installation walkthrough<\/a> shows how the layers above are sequenced on site, one trade at a time.<\/p>\n<p><!-- relyirgate:C1 --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"frequently-asked-questions\">Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\n<div class=\"faq-card\" style=\"background:#f9f9f9;border-left:4px solid #1a5c2e;border-radius:4px;padding:25px;margin-bottom:18px;\">\n<h3 style=\"color:#1a5c2e;margin-top:0;\">Is synthetic turf for playgrounds a safety surface on its own?<\/h3>\n<p>No. It is one layer of a system, not a safety surface by itself. Impact protection comes from a shock pad matched to the equipment&#8217;s critical fall height, so turf alone is not a fall-height-rated surface.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"faq-card\" style=\"background:#f9f9f9;border-left:4px solid #1a5c2e;border-radius:4px;padding:25px;margin-bottom:18px;\">\n<h3 style=\"color:#1a5c2e;margin-top:0;\">What standard covers impact attenuation?<\/h3>\n<p>ASTM F1292. It sets minimum impact attenuation requirements for playground surfacing within the use zone, and severity is expressed through g-max and HIC measurements from its two test methods.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"faq-card\" style=\"background:#f9f9f9;border-left:4px solid #1a5c2e;border-radius:4px;padding:25px;margin-bottom:18px;\">\n<h3 style=\"color:#1a5c2e;margin-top:0;\">Can playground turf be wheelchair accessible?<\/h3>\n<p>Yes, conditionally. When a surface system is designed and validated to ASTM F1951, it can support wheelchair and walker routes, which must connect the required play components under the Access Board&#8217;s guidance.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"faq-card\" style=\"background:#f9f9f9;border-left:4px solid #1a5c2e;border-radius:4px;padding:25px;margin-bottom:18px;\">\n<h3 style=\"color:#1a5c2e;margin-top:0;\">Does it drain after rain?<\/h3>\n<p>Yes. Water passes through the perforated backing into a permeable base, so the zone reopens shortly after rain; no pooling also means no mud carried out of the area.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"faq-card\" style=\"background:#f9f9f9;border-left:4px solid #1a5c2e;border-radius:4px;padding:25px;margin-bottom:18px;\">\n<h3 style=\"color:#1a5c2e;margin-top:0;\">Does complying with the standards mean zero injuries?<\/h3>\n<p>No. ASTM F2223 states in its own scope that conformance with the standards does not imply an injury cannot be incurred. Some moderate injuries may occur no matter what surfacing is used.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"faq-card\" style=\"background:#f9f9f9;border-left:4px solid #1a5c2e;border-radius:4px;padding:25px;margin-bottom:18px;\">\n<h3 style=\"color:#1a5c2e;margin-top:0;\">How is the pad thickness chosen?<\/h3>\n<p>It is matched to the equipment&#8217;s critical fall height, with taller structures calling for thicker pads. The turf-and-pad combination should then be validated with the testing laboratory before acceptance.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\n{\n  \"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\",\n  \"@type\": \"Article\",\n  \"headline\": \"What is Synthetic Turf for Playgrounds? 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